Van Morrison Astral Weeks (180g vinyl LP )

Release date 12-02-2009 (Originally released in 1968)

2009 reissue 180g vinyl LP

Van Morrison's 1968 release, Astral Weeks remains not only his masterpiece, but one of the greatest records ever made.

The haunting, deeply personal collection of impressionistic folk styled epics was recorded with an all-star jazz backing that included bassist Richard Davis and drummer Connie May and it's absolutely awash in overwhelming emotional beauty. The poetic complexity of the material combined with Morrison's vocal dexterity and passion make it one of those rare albums for which the word timeless is not only appropriate but inescapable.

Tracks:
In The Beginning  
A1 Astral Weeks 
A2 Beside You 
A3 Sweet Thing   
A4 Cyprus Avenue

 Afterwards  
B1 Young Lovers Do  
B2 Madame George   
B3 Ballerina 
B4 Slim Slow Slider

Astral Weeks is generally considered one of the best albums in pop music history, but for all that renown, it is anything but an archetypal rock and roll album.